Xiaomi introduced three new phones in China today - Redmi Note 11 Pro and Redmi Note 11 Pro+ and the more affordable vanilla Redmi Note 11. The two Pro devices are identical aside from one key difference - the Plus variant brings 120W fast charging, while the regular Pro has a bigger battery.
These two phones are the same on the
outside. The front panel is a 6.67” AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and
360Hz touch sampling rate, and features a particularly small selfie camera punch-hole
at just 2.96mm in diameter. On the inside, we have a Dimensity 920 chipset and
a choice between three memory versions - 6/128GB, 8/128GB and 8/256GB.
The most impressive feature of the Redmi
Note 11 Pro+ is its 120W fast charging that tops the 4,500 mAh battery in about
15 minutes. To prove that, Xiaomi had a performer on stage hold his breath for
15 minutes and 5 seconds while a demo unit was charging. Going for the non-Plus
phone would decrease the charging rate to “just” 67W, which is still
tremendously fast, and you'd be getting a larger 5,160mAh battery.
The huge camera island on the back has
only three active snappers: a 108MP main with Samsung HM2 sensor, borrowed from
the predecessor Redmi Note 10 Pro, an 8MP ultrawide cam with 120-degree FoV,
and a 2MP telemacro camera. The front-facing camera has a 16MP sensor. The
phone has a 3.5mm audio jack and JBL-tuned stereo speakers. Two 0.65 cubic mm
audio chambers on the two sides of the phone aim to enhance sound. The two
Redmi Note 11 Pro phones have a dual-SIM slot but no room for microSD. They run
Android 11 with MIUI 12.5 on top.
Redmi Note 11 Pro will follow on November
5 in Black, Aurora Gradient, Violet, or Forest Green colors. Prices start from
CNY 1,699 (US$ 265). The Redmi Note 11 Pro+ will be available on the same day
as its non-Plus sibling, but it starts from CNY 1,999 (US$ 310) and skips on
the gradient paint job.
